Margarida Vaz

Margarida is a partner at BMA.


She finished her law degree from Universidade Lusíada in 1995 and subsequently she joined the Portuguese Bar Association.

Margarida completed two postgraduate degrees in administrative litigation at Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa.

In 1998, she founded her own law firm in Lisbon, where she practiced for ten years in the litigation areas of civil, commercial, administrative and data protection law.

In 2008, she joined BMA - Baptista Monteverde & Associados Law Firm, as a partner, where she heads the litigation department of BMA in the areas of civil, commercial, administrative and data protection law.

Recently, Margarida obtained an international certification as EU DATA PROTECTION OFFICER and also a certificate of attendance in DATA PROTECTION AUDICT by EIPA - European Institute of Public Administration.

With the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Margarida has been assisting national and multinational companies from a wide range of sectors, as well as assuming the role of Data Protection Officer (DPO).

Margarida Vaz

Margarida is a partner at BMA.


She finished her law degree from Universidade Lusíada in 1995 and subsequently she joined the Portuguese Bar Association.

Margarida completed two postgraduate degrees in administrative litigation at Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa.

In 1998, she founded her own law firm in Lisbon, where she practiced for ten years in the litigation areas of civil, commercial, administrative and data protection law.

In 2008, she joined BMA - Baptista Monteverde & Associados Law Firm, as a partner, where she heads the litigation department of BMA in the areas of civil, commercial, administrative and data protection law.

Recently, Margarida obtained an international certification as EU DATA PROTECTION OFFICER and also a certificate of attendance in DATA PROTECTION AUDICT by EIPA - European Institute of Public Administration.

With the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Margarida has been assisting national and multinational companies from a wide range of sectors, as well as assuming the role of Data Protection Officer (DPO).